Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
John Wilson
307 episodes
3 days ago
This is the literal easiest lever you can pull to add leads tomorrow: turn on (and properly run) Google Local Services Ads (LSAs). In this episode, John Wilson sits down with Sam Preston (CEO of Service Scalers) to break down why LSAs are still absurdly underutilized in home services—and how a simple setup + consistency flywheel (answer calls → book jobs → earn 5-star reviews) can ramp a business fast. They also zoom out into the operator view: how John evaluates acquisitions through the lens...
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This is the literal easiest lever you can pull to add leads tomorrow: turn on (and properly run) Google Local Services Ads (LSAs). In this episode, John Wilson sits down with Sam Preston (CEO of Service Scalers) to break down why LSAs are still absurdly underutilized in home services—and how a simple setup + consistency flywheel (answer calls → book jobs → earn 5-star reviews) can ramp a business fast. They also zoom out into the operator view: how John evaluates acquisitions through the lens...
How This Operator Turned a Viral Laundromat Video into a $20M Roofing Company
Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
52 minutes
2 months ago
How This Operator Turned a Viral Laundromat Video into a $20M Roofing Company
In this episode, John Wilson sits down with Brandon Schlicter—better known as Investment Joy—to unpack how a viral laundromat video turned into a portfolio of laundromats, car washes, rentals, and now a fast-scaling commercial roofing company. Brandon shares the mindset shift from small plays to bigger bets, why he assumes success (and plans for failure), and how social media distribution can attract capital, deal flow, and talent. You’ll hear the real numbers on union commercial roofing (mar...
Owned and Operated - A Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Business Growth Podcast
This is the literal easiest lever you can pull to add leads tomorrow: turn on (and properly run) Google Local Services Ads (LSAs). In this episode, John Wilson sits down with Sam Preston (CEO of Service Scalers) to break down why LSAs are still absurdly underutilized in home services—and how a simple setup + consistency flywheel (answer calls → book jobs → earn 5-star reviews) can ramp a business fast. They also zoom out into the operator view: how John evaluates acquisitions through the lens...
